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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000089615919000016 Filed on October 31, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$8.738B	$9.045B	$8.750B
YoY Change	14.58%	3.37%	1.63%
Cost Of Revenue	$4.865B	$5.052B	$4.868B
YoY Change	5.53%	3.78%	-22.07%
Gross Profit	$3.873B	$3.993B	$3.882B
YoY Change	28.42%	2.86%	64.28%
Gross Profit Margin	44.32%	44.15%	44.37%
Selling, General & Admin	$816.0M	$757.0M	$726.0M
YoY Change	12.4%	4.27%	0.83%
% of Gross Profit	21.07%	18.96%	18.7%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$76.00M	$1.603B	$1.504B
YoY Change	-11.63%	6.58%	1.08%
% of Gross Profit	1.96%	40.15%	38.74%
Operating Expenses	$7.524B	$7.646B	$7.308B
YoY Change	6.51%	4.63%	-15.89%
Operating Profit	-$3.651B	-$3.653B	-$3.426B
YoY Change	-9.81%	6.63%	-45.84%
Interest Expense	$130.0M	-$57.00M	$14.00M
YoY Change	1757.14%	-507.14%	-129.79%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$12.00M	-$12.00M	-$12.00M
YoY Change	-20.0%	0.0%	300.0%
Pretax Income	$1.342B	$1.321B	$1.414B
YoY Change	161.09%	-6.58%	-1012.26%
Income Tax	$169.0M	$230.0M	$183.0M
% Of Pretax Income	12.59%	17.41%	12.94%
Net Earnings	$1.173B	$1.091B	$1.231B
YoY Change	230.42%	-11.37%	-1858.57%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.42%	12.06%	14.07%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.59	$2.40	$2.66
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.57	$2.38	$2.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	453.2M shares	455.0M shares	463.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		458.2M shares	466.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$1.537B	$1.478B	$1.053B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.900B	$577.0M
YoY Change	11.76%
Goodwill	$15.30B	$15.23B	$15.33B
YoY Change	0.16%	-0.67%	-2.39%
Intangibles	$6.063B	$6.148B	$6.139B
YoY Change	-1.3%	0.15%	-6.39%
Long-Term Investments	$110.6B	$108.2B	$101.8B
YoY Change	8.78%	6.31%	-1.22%
Other Assets	$109.0M	$111.0M	$104.0M
YoY Change	17.2%	6.73%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$176.9B	$175.1B	$167.7B
YoY Change	5.47%	4.45%	0.06%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$11.06B	$11.49B	$9.343B
YoY Change	5.65%	22.95%	1.85%
Accrued Expenses	$603.0M	$617.0M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.299B	$10.00M	$500.0M
YoY Change	155.21%	-98.0%	-50.98%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$19.15B	$18.46B	$16.16B
YoY Change	9.94%	14.23%	0.85%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$13.87B	$13.59B	$12.46B
YoY Change	11.88%	9.12%	4.97%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.003B	$998.0M	$453.0M
YoY Change	16.49%	120.31%	-28.66%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$14.87B	$14.59B	$12.91B
YoY Change	12.18%	13.02%	3.26%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$19.15B	$18.46B	$16.16B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$14.87B	$14.59B	$12.91B
Total Liabilities	$121.6B	$120.6B	$116.8B
YoY Change	3.54%	3.28%	-0.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$36.14B	$34.97B	$31.49B
YoY Change	14.01%	11.04%	21.39%
Common Stock	$22.32B	$22.59B	$23.97B
YoY Change	-5.72%	-5.79%	-5.38%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.754B	$3.504B	$2.372B
YoY Change	43.39%	47.72%	26.37%
Treasury Stock Shares	27.81M shares	26.25M shares	18.68M shares
Shareholders Equity	$55.33B	$54.57B	$50.93B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$176.9B	$175.1B	$167.7B
YoY Change	5.47%	4.45%	0.06%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.173B	$1.091B	$1.231B
YoY Change	230.42%	-11.37%	-1858.57%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$76.00M	$1.603B	$1.504B
YoY Change	-11.63%	6.58%	1.08%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.429B	$2.205B	$1.700B
YoY Change	-9.73%	29.71%	-4.01%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$2.344B	-$1.274B	-$867.0M
YoY Change	190.1%	46.94%	-40.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.344B	-$1.274B	-$867.0M
YoY Change	190.1%	46.94%	-40.78%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	973.0M	-693.0M	-775.0M
YoY Change	-271.6%	-10.58%	47.06%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.429B	2.205B	1.700B
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.344B	-1.274B	-867.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	973.0M	-693.0M	-775.0M
Net Change In Cash	58.00M	238.0M	58.00M
YoY Change	-72.12%	310.34%	-126.36%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.429B	$2.205B	$1.700B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">The following table presents a reconciliation of beginning and ending Unpaid losses and loss expenses:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8"/></tr><tr><td style="width:75%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:10%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:10%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="6" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">Nine Months Ended September 30</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">(in millions of U.S. dollars)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">2019</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">2018</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Gross unpaid losses and loss expenses – beginning of period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>62,960</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>63,179</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses - beginning of period </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt">(1)</sup></span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>(14,689</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>(14,014</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Net unpaid losses and loss expenses – beginning of period</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>48,271</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>49,165</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Net losses and loss expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>14,484</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>14,186</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Prior years </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt">(2)</sup></span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>(619</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>(729</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Total</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>13,865</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>13,457</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Net losses and loss expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>4,920</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>4,522</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Prior years</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>8,374</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>8,596</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Total</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>13,294</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>13,118</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Foreign currency revaluation and other</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>(162</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>(440</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Net unpaid losses and loss expenses – end of period</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>48,680</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>49,064</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt">(1)</sup></span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>14,332</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>13,965</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;">Gross unpaid losses and loss expenses – end of period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;"><span>63,012</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;"><span>63,029</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:7pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt">(1)</sup> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:7pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;">Net of provision for uncollectible reinsurance. </span></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"/><td/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:7pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt">(2)</sup> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:7pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;">Relates to prior period loss reserve development only and excludes prior period development related to reinstatement premiums, expense adjustments and earned premiums totaling </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><span>$60 million</span></span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"><span>$86 million</span></span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"> for the </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;">nine</span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"> months ended </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;">September 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;">2018</span><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:7pt;">, respectively.</span></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.75pt;"><span style="font-family:News Gothic,sans-serif;font-size:9.75pt;"><br/></span></div>
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